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          As an independent Australian firm with a long history and a big heart, we have a rich story to tell. Our spirit is built on the power of relationships with our people, clients and communities.
Your story is yours to define. We’d like to be part of it and for you to be part of ours.
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                  Jehan
                  Mata
                        
             
            
Partner
t: +61 3 9291 2374+61 3 9291 2374
m: +61 403 373 159+61 403 373 159
o: Melbourne
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 3 9291 2374+61 3 9291 2374
m: +61 403 373 159+61 403 373 159
o: Melbourne
     Jehan is an experienced insurance litigator with a strong background in professional indemnity, professional negligence, casualty line and health law claims. She is passionate about health law, medical and professional ethics, legislative and contractual interpretation and works with insurers and corporations on a wide range of general liability claims.
Jehan also provides coverage advice to insurers and pursues recovery actions for first party property losses. She is known for her clear and succinct advice, strong negotiation skills and highly strategic and proactive approach to dispute resolution.
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                  Kelly
                  Matheson
                        
             
            
Partner
t: +61 2 6263 6309+61 2 6263 6309
m: +61 456 389 715+61 456 389 715
o: Canberra
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 6263 6309+61 2 6263 6309
m: +61 456 389 715+61 456 389 715
o: Canberra
     Kelly joined Sparke Helmore in 2024 bringing eight years’ experience as a government lawyer specialising in privacy and secrecy law.  Her expertise lies in working on complex digital projects supporting her clients to deliver solutions which place privacy at the centre.
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                  Scott
                  McDonald
                        
             
            
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t: +61 2 9260 2512+61 2 9260 2512
m: +61 412 868 331+61 412 868 331
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 9260 2512+61 2 9260 2512
m: +61 412 868 331+61 412 868 331
o: Sydney
     Scott McDonald has more than 30 years' commercial litigation experience. He works on complex commercial disputes, competition law litigation, alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy and insolvency. He also practises in the emerging field of international commercial arbitration with a particular focus on cross-border trade disputes.
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                  Nell
                  McGill
                        
             
            
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t: +61 2 4924 7619+61 2 4924 7619
o: Newcastle
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 4924 7619+61 2 4924 7619
o: Newcastle
     Nell is a senior dispute resolution and insolvency lawyer. She has a particular focus on contentious personal and corporate insolvency matters, as well as director and shareholder disputes, and debt recovery litigation.
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                  Julian
                  McGrath
                        
             
            
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t: +61 2 9260 2527+61 2 9260 2527
m: +61 412 676 473+61 412 676 473
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 9260 2527+61 2 9260 2527
m: +61 412 676 473+61 412 676 473
o: Sydney
     Julian, who is named on the Best Lawyers in Australia list, has more than 26 years' experience in insurance law and expertise in casualty, liability, construction risk and products liability.
Julian is also recommended as a Leading Professional Indemnity Lawyer in NSW in the 2017 Doyle's Guide.
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                  Patrick
                  McGrath
                        
             
            
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t: +61 3 9291 2369+61 3 9291 2369
m: +61 411 756 511+61 411 756 511
o: Melbourne
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 3 9291 2369+61 3 9291 2369
m: +61 411 756 511+61 411 756 511
o: Melbourne
     Patrick is a highly experienced insurance lawyer and litigator who helps insurers, underwriters and insureds to resolve claims across a broad range of products. His clients rate his combination of construction, engineering and financial services knowledge, practical legal solutions and commercial acumen.
For the last three years Patrick has been included in the Australian Financial Review's Best Lawyers list in the Insurance category.
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                  Lauren
                  McHugh
                        
             
            
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t: +61 8 8415 9830+61 8 8415 9830
m: +61 409 113 506+61 409 113 506
o: Adelaide
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 8 8415 9830+61 8 8415 9830
m: +61 409 113 506+61 409 113 506
o: Adelaide
     Lauren has worked in the insurance industry for over 12 years and specialises in CTP, public liability, health (predominately medical negligence) and historical abuse insurance claims.
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                  Alan
                  McKelvey
                        
             
            
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t: +61 2 4924 7309+61 2 4924 7309
m: +61 410 459 853+61 410 459 853
o: Newcastle
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 4924 7309+61 2 4924 7309
m: +61 410 459 853+61 410 459 853
o: Newcastle
     Alan specialises in NSW planning, environment and mining law and has extensive litigation experience, particularly in the NSW Land and Environment Court.
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                  Emily
                  McKeowen
                        
             
            
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t: +61 2 9260 2404+61 2 9260 2404
m: +61 425 316 554+61 425 316 554
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 9260 2404+61 2 9260 2404
m: +61 425 316 554+61 425 316 554
o: Sydney
     Emily is a highly regarded insurance litigator with 20  years of experience in general liability claims (personal injury, property damage and product liability).  Emily is recognised for her pragmatic, proactive, commercial and technical approach to claims management and client solutions.
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                  Daria
                  McLachlan
                        
             
            
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 8415 9876+61 8 8415 9876
m: +61 427 817 081+61 427 817 081
o: Adelaide
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 8 8415 9876+61 8 8415 9876
m: +61 427 817 081+61 427 817 081
o: Adelaide
     Daria is an employment and work health and safety (WHS) lawyer. In her seven years of practice, she has achieved significant outcomes for clients in state and federal jurisdictions including defending unfair dismissals, assisting clients facing safety prosecutions and settling discrimination claims negating the need for trial.
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                  Yvette
                  McLaughlin
                        
             
            
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t: +61 7 3016 5072+61 7 3016 5072
m: +61 410 280 219+61 410 280 219
o: Brisbane
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 7 3016 5072+61 7 3016 5072
m: +61 410 280 219+61 410 280 219
o: Brisbane
     Yvette is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law with more than 26 years' experience in the insurance industry. She has practised predominantly in defending statutory classes, common law and general insurance claims since 1996. She regularly advises on liability, quantum and indemnity issues. Yvette’s extensive experience across complementary disciplines allows her to bring a balanced approach to managing major incidents and catastrophic injury claims.
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                  Elisa
                  McLennan
                        
             
            
Special Counsel
t: +61 8 9288 8053+61 8 9288 8053
m: +61 419 128 808+61 419 128 808
o: Perth
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 8 9288 8053+61 8 9288 8053
m: +61 419 128 808+61 419 128 808
o: Perth
     Elisa is an insurance law practitioner and litigator, with experience across several lines of insurance, including workers' compensation, general and product liability, and property.
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                  Janette
                  McLennan
                        
             
            
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2803+61 2 9260 2803
m: +61 408 751 683+61 408 751 683
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 9260 2803+61 2 9260 2803
m: +61 408 751 683+61 408 751 683
o: Sydney
     Janette is a commercial litigator specialising in complex multi-party commercial disputes, director and officer (D&O) claims, class actions, reputation management, regulatory matters and commercial insurance/reinsurance claims (including monitoring and contested coverage disputes).
She is recognised by Best Lawyers in Australia as a leading litigation lawyer 2019-2023 and a class action litigation lawyer 2022-2023. She is also recommended by Legal 500 in Insurance, Class Actions and Litigation.
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                  Rebecca
                  McMahon
                        
             
            
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 6542 4014+61 2 6542 4014
o: Upper Hunter
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 6542 4014+61 2 6542 4014
o: Upper Hunter
     Rebecca is a property lawyer with extensive experience in renewable energy, mining and resources, agribusiness and large scale land and water rural transactions. Rebecca has been admitted to practice for over a decade and brings with her international legal experience from a top tier international firm in London.
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                  Erica
                  McNeil-Ayad
                        
             
            
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2421+61 2 9260 2421
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
          Senior Associate
t: +61 2 9260 2421+61 2 9260 2421
o: Sydney
     Erica has experience defending a broad scope of general and complex personal injury, product and property damage claims commenced in the Federal, Supreme and District Courts of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. Erica specialises in general and catastrophic personal injury claims arising out of mining incidents, construction/building site incidents and incidents with respect to corrective and detention services.
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                  Anthony
                  McQuire
                        
             
            
Special Counsel
t: +61 3 9291 2393+61 3 9291 2393
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 3 9291 2393+61 3 9291 2393
o: Sydney
     Anthony is a workplace lawyer with a particular focus on regulatory matters. He works with the firm’s clients to help them manage their critical workplace risks, including workplace incidents, regulatory investigations, and criminal / regulatory prosecutions.
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                  Larissa
                  Mepstead
                        
             
            
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 1428+61 2 9373 1428
m: +61 404 514 381+61 404 514 381
o: Sydney
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 9373 1428+61 2 9373 1428
m: +61 404 514 381+61 404 514 381
o: Sydney
     Larissa is an experienced insurance litigator with international experience. She assists insurers to resolve CTP and major claims, often involving fraud issues, complex liability and multiple parties. Larissa has run matters through the District and Supreme Courts and the Court of Appeal, as well as having substantial experience resolving claims at mediation.
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                  Wendy
                  Meredith
                        
             
            
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 6263 6308+61 2 6263 6308
o: Canberra
                  
                                        
               
     
          
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t: +61 2 6263 6308+61 2 6263 6308
o: Canberra
     Wendy is a senior commercial and corporate lawyer with a focus on procurement, corporate advisory and information technology. She is well-known for her commercial acumen, having gained experience through in-house and private practice.
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